Research Library

Serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin is a marker of the risk of hip fracture: A three year follow-up study

Paweł Szulc, M. C. Chapuy, P. J. Meunier +1

Bone

The ACT (STATIS method)

Christine Lavit, Yves Escoufier, Robert Sabatier +1

Computational Statistics & Data Analysis

Cheese: An Overview

Patrick F. Fox

Ascorbic acid oxidation product(s) protect human low density lipoprotein against atherogenic modification. Anti- rather than prooxidant activity of vitamin C in the presence of transition metal ions.

Karen L. Retsky, Mason W. Freeman, Balz Frei

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (LDL) has been proposed as an important causative event in the development of human atherosclerosis. As a corollary of this hypothesis,...

Physicochemical Changes and Rheological Properties of Starch during Extrusion (A Review)

Lih‐Shiuh Lai, Jozef L. Kokini

Biotechnology Progress

Abstract Among all flour components, starches play a key role during extrusion. Starch undergoes several significant structural changes, which include gelatinization, melting, and fragmentation. This...

The role of a stress‐response protein in <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> virulence

Kevin S. Johnson, Ian G. Charles, Gordon Dougan +6

Molecular Microbiology

We recently described the use of selective transposon mutagenesis to generate a series of avirulent mutants of a pathogenic strain of Salmonella typhimurium. Cloning and sequencing of the insertion...

Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids

A.J. Higgins

British Veterinary Journal

Blood pressure in four remote populations in the INTERSALT Study.

João José Freitas de Carvalho, Roberto G. Baruzzi, P Howard +7

Hypertension

Four remote population samples (Yanomamo and Xingu Indians of Brazil and rural populations in Kenya and Papua New Guinea) had the lowest average blood pressures among all 52 populations studied in...

INCIDENCE AND ETIOLOGY OF INFANTILE DIARRHEA AND MAJOR ROUTES OF TRANSMISSION IN HUASCAR, PERU

Robert E. Black, GUILLER∼O LOPEZ DE ROMA, Kenneth H. Brown +3

American Journal of Epidemiology

Community-based studies of diarrhea etiology and epidemiology were carried out from July 1982-June 1984 in 153 infants residing in a poor peri-urban community near Lima, Peru. Study infants had...

Recent advances in animal nutrition

A.J.H. Van Es

Livestock Production Science

Longitudinal changes in sweet preferences in humans

J. A. Desor, Gary K. Beauchamp

Physiology & Behavior

PREDISPOSITION FOR CHOLERA OF INDIVIDUALS WITH O BLOOD GROUP POSSIBLE EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE

Roger I. Glass, Jan Holmgren, Charles E. Haley +7

American Journal of Epidemiology

At the Matlab Hospital of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, the authors examined the blood groups of patients hospitalized between January and September 1979 for...

Domain nature of metallothionein.

Dennis R. Winge, K A Miklossy

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Metallothionein purified from the livers of rats injected with CdCl3 was cleaved by proteolysis into a 32-residue polypeptide that contained 4 bound Cd ions. Appearance of this fragment designated...

THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF BACTERIAL PLASMIDS: <i>A PRIORI</i> CONDITIONS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF CONJUGATIONALLY TRANSMITTED FACTORS

Frank M. Stewart, Bruce R. Levin

Genetics

A mathematical model for the population dynamics of conjugationally transmitted plasmids in bacterial populations is presented and its properties analyzed. Consideration is given to...

An Investigation into some Psychiatric Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis

David Surridge

The British Journal of Psychiatry

The psychiatric aspects of multiple sclerosis (MS) have been given considerable attention in the literature over the past 130 years. There has, however, been little unanimity of opinion as to the...

Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in domestic settings: a global analysis for selected adverse health outcomes

Jennyfer Wolf, Richard B. Johnston, Argaw Ambelu +18

The Lancet

WHO and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

Back to Nature: Medicinal Plants as Promising Sources for Antibacterial Drugs in the Post-Antibiotic Era

Emad M. Abdallah, Bader Y. Alhatlani, Ralciane de Paula Menezes +1

Plants

Undoubtedly, the advent of antibiotics in the 19th century had a substantial impact, increasing human life expectancy. However, a multitude of scientific investigations now indicate that we are...

Channelling eggshell waste to valuable and utilizable products: A comprehensive review

Marium Waheed, Muhammad Yousaf, Aamir Shehzad +8

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Encapsulated probiotic cells: Relevant techniques, natural sources as encapsulating materials and food applications – A narrative review

F.J. Rodrigues, Marina Felix Cedran, Juliano Lemos Bicas +1

Food Research International

Enterococci: Between Emerging Pathogens and Potential Probiotics

Olfa Ben Braïek, Slim Smaoui

BioMed Research International

Enterococci are ubiquitous microorganisms that could be found everywhere; in water, plant, soil, foods, and gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. They were previously used as starters in food...

In Vitro Evaluation of Adhesion Capacity, Hydrophobicity, and Auto-Aggregation of Newly Isolated Potential Probiotic Strains

Gabriela Krausová, Ivana Hyršlová, Iveta Hynstova

Fermentation

We isolated several strains of human and animal origin, focusing on the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Samples of cow colostrum, feces and saliva of calves and piglets, and infant feces...

Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of essential oils and extracts of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants

Adel F. Ahmed, Fatma Al-Zahra K. K. Attia, Zhenhua Liu +3

Food Science and Human Wellness

The present study was conducted to evaluate the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oils and ethanol extracts of Ocimum basilicum L. obtained from Assiut, Minia and...

Incidence of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis in high-income countries: a systematic review

Cheryl Battersby, Tharsika Santhalingam, Kate Costeloe +1

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal

The reasons for international variation in NEC incidence are an important area for future research. Reliable inferences require clarity in defining population coverage and consistency in the case...

The Importance of Magnesium in Clinical Healthcare

Gerry Schwalfenberg, Stephen J. Genuis

Scientifica

The scientific literature provides extensive evidence of widespread magnesium deficiency and the potential need for magnesium repletion in diverse medical conditions. Magnesium is an essential...

Selenoprotein Gene Nomenclature

Vadim N. Gladyshev, Elias S.J. Arnér, Marla J. Berry +27

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The human genome contains 25 genes coding for selenocysteine-containing proteins (selenoproteins). These proteins are involved in a variety of functions, most notably redox homeostasis. Selenoprotein...

The impact of sanitation interventions on latrine coverage and latrine use: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Joshua V. Garn, Gloria D. Sclar, Matthew C. Freeman +7

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Our results indicate that most sanitation interventions only had a modest impact on increasing latrine coverage and use. A further understanding of how different sanitation characteristics and...

Functional and Exercise Limitations After a First Episode of Pulmonary Embolism

Susan R. Kahn, Andrew M. Hirsch, Arash Akaberi +13

CHEST Journal

Healthcare Outbreaks Associated With a Water Reservoir and Infection Prevention Strategies

Hajime Kanamori, David J. Weber, William A. Rutala

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Hospital water may serve as a reservoir of healthcare-associated pathogens, and contaminated water can lead to outbreaks and severe infections. The clinical features of waterborne outbreaks and...

Randomized trial comparing cyanoacrylate embolization and radiofrequency ablation for incompetent great saphenous veins (VeClose)

Nick Morrison, Kathleen Gibson, Scott McEnroe +5

Journal of Vascular Surgery

CAE was proven to be noninferior to RFA for the treatment of incompetent GSVs at month 3 after the procedure. Both treatment methods showed good safety profiles. CAE does not require tumescent...

Endothelial Cellular Responses to Biodegradable Metal Zinc

Jun Ma, Nan Zhao, Donghui Zhu

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Biodegradable zinc (Zn) metals, a new generation of biomaterials, have attracted much attention due to their excellent biodegradability, bioabsorbability, and adaptability to tissue regeneration....

PUFAs: Structures, Metabolism and Functions

Anna Wiktorowska‐Owczarek, Małgorzata Berezińska, Jerzy Z. Nowak

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) include two series of fatty acids: omega-6 and omega-3 series. PUFAs have amphiphatic properties: hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail. Such structure and other...

Oregano Essential Oil as an Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Additive in Food Products

Isela Rodriguez‐Garcia, Brenda A. Silva‐Espinoza, Luis Alberto Ortega-Ramírez +5

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Food consumers and industries urged the need of natural alternatives to assure food safety and quality. As a response, the use of natural compounds from herbs and spices is an alternative to...

Recent approaches in physical modification of protein functionality

Leila Mirmoghtadaie, Saeedeh Shojaee‐Aliabadi, Seyede Marzieh Hosseini

Food Chemistry

Multi-residue determination of 115 veterinary drugs and pharmaceutical residues in milk powder, butter, fish tissue and eggs using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

Marilena E. Dasenaki, Νikolaos S. Τhomaidis

Analytica Chimica Acta

Effect of selenium foliar spray on physiological and biochemical processes and chemical constituents of wheat under drought stress

Fahim Nawaz, R. Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf +2

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Whole grain and body weight changes in apparently healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

Korrie Pol, Robin Christensen, Else Marie Bartels +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Nutritional status of school-age children - A scenario of urban slums in India

Anurag Srivastava, Syed Esam Mahmood, Payal M Srivastava +2

Archives of Public Health

Most of the school-age slum children in our study had a poor nutritional status. Interventions such as skills-based nutrition education, fortification of food items, effective infection control,...

Early child growth: how do nutrition and infection interact?

Kathryn G. Dewey, Daniel R. Mayers

Maternal and Child Nutrition

It is well known that the relationship between child nutrition and infection is bidirectional, i.e. frequent illness can impair nutritional status and poor nutrition can increase the risk of...

Chemical composition, cytotoxicity effect and antimicrobial activity of Ceratonia siliqua essential oil with preservative effects against Listeria inoculated in minced beef meat

Anis Ben Hsouna, Mohamed Trigui, Riadh Ben Mansour +3

International Journal of Food Microbiology

AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline: Preventing Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Patients Undergoing Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Michael A. Mont, Joshua J. Jacobs

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

From the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics and the Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (Dr. Mont) and the Department of Orthopaedic...

Bioavailability of Anthocyanins and Ellagitannins Following Consumption of Raspberries by Healthy Humans and Subjects with an Ileostomy

Rocío González‐Barrio, Gina Borges, William Mullen +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The fate of anthocyanins, ellagic acid, and ellagitannins was studied following the consumption of 300 g of raspberries by healthy human volunteers and subjects with an ileostomy. Postingestion...

Modeling Optimal Intervention Strategies for Cholera

Rachael Miller Neilan, Elsa Schaefer, Holly Gaff +2

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

The influence of pomegranate by-product and punicalagins on selected groups of human intestinal microbiota

Dobrosława Białońska, Priya Ramnani, Sashi G. Kasimsetty +3

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Antibacterial activity of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) oil against some selected pathogenic bacterias

Mohd Irfan Naik, Bashir Ahmad Fomda, Ebenezar Jaykumar +1

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

To find the effectiveness of essential oil of lemongrass for the treatment of pathogenic organisms. Lemongrass oil was investigated for activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Bacillus...

The use of spray drying technology to reduce bitter taste of casein hydrolysate

Carmen Sílvia Fávaro-Trindade, Aline Silva de Sant’ana, Ednelí Soraya Monterrey-Quintero +2

Food Hydrocolloids

Determination of the gum Arabic–chitosan interactions by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and characterization of the microstructure and rheological features of their coacervates

Hugo Espinosa‐Andrews, O. Sandoval-Castilla, Humberto Vázquez‐Torres +2

Carbohydrate Polymers

MicroRNA-29a regulates intestinal membrane permeability in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

QiQi Zhou, Wiley W. Souba, Carlo M. Croce +1

Gut

The results support the conclusion that GLUL regulates intestinal membrane permeability and miR-29a regulates both GLUL and intestinal membrane permeability. The data suggests that miR-29a effects on...

Serum Selenium Concentrations and Diabetes in U.S. Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2004

Martín Laclaustra, Ana Navas‐Acién, Saverio Stranges +2

Environmental Health Perspectives

In U.S. adults, high serum selenium concentrations were associated with higher prevalence of diabetes and higher fasting plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels. Given high selenium intake...

Medium-chain fatty acids: Functional lipids for the prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome

Koji Nagao, Teruyoshi Yanagita

Pharmacological Research