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The risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism after discontinuing anticoagulation in patients with acute proximal deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. A prospective cohort study in 1,626 patients

Paolo Prandoni, Franco Noventa, Angelo Ghirarduzzi +7

Haematologica

Besides unprovoked presentation, other factors independently associated with a statistically significant increased risk of recurrent VTE are thrombophilia, clinical presentation with primary DVT,...

Omega-3/6 fatty acids: Alternative sources of production

Owen P. Ward, Ajay Singh

Process Biochemistry

Major bleeding in outpatients treated with warfarin: incidence and prediction by factors known at the start of outpatient therapy

C. Seth Landefeld, Ohio Lee Goldman

The American Journal of Medicine

Metal homeostasis and resistance in bacteria

Pete Chandrangsu, Christopher Rensing, John D. Helmann

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Citric acid cross-linking of starch films

Narendra Reddy, Yiqi Yang

Food Chemistry

THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, SYNTHESIS AND GENETIC CONTROL OF BACTERIAL PILI AND A MOLECULAR MODEL FOR DNA AND RNA TRANSPORT IN GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA*

Charles C. Brinton

Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences

NINJ1 mediates plasma membrane rupture during lytic cell death

Nobuhiko Kayagaki, Opher S. Kornfeld, Bettina L. Lee +24

Nature

Prediction of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients

Cihan Ay, Daniela Dunkler, Christine Marosi +6

Blood

The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased in cancer patients. To improve prediction of VTE in cancer patients, we performed a prospective and observational cohort study of patients with...

Massive Pulmonary Embolism

Nils Kucher, Elisa Rossi, Marisa De Rosa +1

Circulation

In ICOPER, two thirds of the patients with massive PE did not receive thrombolysis or embolectomy. Counterintuitively, thrombolysis did not reduce mortality or recurrent PE at 90 days. The observed...

Development and application of an in vitro methodology to determine the transit tolerance of potentially probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species in the upper human gastrointestinal tract

William P. Charteris, Kelly, Lorenzo Morelli +1

Journal of Applied Microbiology

An in vitro methodology which mimics in vivo human upper gastrointestinal transit was developed. The transit tolerance of potentially probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species was...

Optimisation of energy provision with supplemental parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: a randomised controlled clinical trial

Claudia Paula Heidegger, Mette M. Berger, Séverine Graf +5

The Lancet

Campylobacter jejuni: molecular biology and pathogenesis

Kathryn T. Young, Lindsay M. Davis, Victor J. DiRita

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Probiotic use in clinical practice: what are the risks?

Robert Boyle, Roy M. Robins‐Browne, Mimi L.K. Tang

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The physicochemical properties of spray-dried watermelon powders

Siew Young Quek, Ngan King Chok, Peter J. Swedlund

Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

Human Zinc Deficiency

Michael Hambidge

Journal of Nutrition

Biomarkers: Biochemical, physiological, and histological markers of anthropogenic stress

Edwin L. Cooper

Annual Review of Fish Diseases

Advances in bacterial exopolysaccharides: from production to biotechnological applications

Filomena Freitas, Vítor D. Alves, Maria A.M. Reis

Trends in biotechnology

Edible Coatings and Films to Improve Food Quality

Introduction Elizabeth Baldwin and Robert Hagenmaier Protein-based films and coatings Maria B. Perez-Gago Edible coatings from lipids, waxes, and resins David J. Hall Polysaccharide coatings Robert...

Safety assessment of probiotics for human use

Mary Ellen Sanders, L. M. A. Akkermans, Dirk Haller +4

Gut Microbes

The safety of probiotics is tied to their intended use, which includes consideration of potential vulnerability of the consumer or patient, dose and duration of consumption, and both the manner and...

Risk of Venous Thromboembolism With the Angiogenesis Inhibitor Bevacizumab in Cancer Patients

S. Nalluri, David Chu, Roger Keresztes +2

JAMA

The use of bevacizumab was significantly associated with an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism in cancer patients receiving this drug.

Handbook of food science, technology, and engineering

Choice Reviews Online

Contents VOLUME 1 - FOOD SCIENCE: PROPERTIES AND PRODUCTS FOOD COMPONENTS AND THEIR PROPERTIES Carbohydrate: Chemistry Carbohydrate: Physical Properties Carbohydrate: Starch Functional Properties of...

Factors affecting sorghum protein digestibility

Kwaku G. Duodu, John R.N. Taylor, P.S. Belton +1

Journal of Cereal Science

Mechanisms of Action of Carvacrol on the Food-Borne Pathogen <i>Bacillus cereus</i>

A. Ultee, E.P.W. Kets, Eddy J. Smid

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Carvacrol, a naturally occurring compound mainly present in the essential oil fraction of oregano and thyme, was studied for its effect on bioenergetic parameters of vegetative cells of the...

Lifestyle interventions to reduce raised blood pressure: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Heather O Dickinson, James Mason, Donald Nicolson +5

Journal of Hypertension

Patients with elevated blood pressure should follow a weight-reducing diet, take regular exercise, and restrict alcohol and salt intake. Available evidence does not support relaxation therapies,...

Lactobacillus species prevents colitis in interleukin 10 gene–deficient mice

Karen Madsen, Jason Doyle, Laurence D. Jewell +2

Gastroenterology

Measurement of protein by spectrophotometry at 205 nm

R.K. Scopes

Analytical Biochemistry

Crop Residue Burning in India: Policy Challenges and Potential Solutions

S. Bhuvaneshwari, Hiroshan Hettiarachchi, Jay N. Meegoda

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

India, the second largest agro-based economy with year-round crop cultivation, generates a large amount of agricultural waste, including crop residues. In the absence of adequate sustainable...

Sodium and Potassium in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension

Horacio J. Adrogué, Nicolaos E. Madias

New England Journal of Medicine

This review examines epidemiologic, physiological, and molecular evidence that the interplay between sodium and potassium is central to the development of hypertension. The review concludes with...

Clinical impact of bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism: a meta-analysis.

Lori‐Ann Linkins, P. Choi, James D. Douketis

PubMed

The clinical impact of anticoagulant-related major bleeding in patients with venous thromboembolism is considerable, and clinicians should take this into account when deciding whether to continue...

Guidelines for the Use of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition in Adult and Pediatric Patients

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

ZINC AND BRAIN INJURY

Dennis W. Choi, Jae Young Koh

Annual Review of Neuroscience

Zinc is an essential catalytic or structural element of many proteins, and a signaling messenger that is released by neural activity at many central excitatory synapses. Growing evidence suggests...

Lactoferrin: Molecular Structure and Biological Function

Bo Lönnerdal, Smita S. Iyer

Annual Review of Nutrition

Lactoferrin is an 80-kDa, iron-binding glycoprotein present in milk and, to a lesser extent, in exocrine fluids such as bile and tears. It consists of a single-chain polypeptide with two gobular...

Roentgen Diagnosis of Venous Thrombosis in the Leg

Keith Rabinov

Archives of Surgery

In technique for lower extremity phlebography the patient is in a semi-upright position, supporting his weight on the contralateral foot. The dye injection is made into a dorsal pedal vein and no...

Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

Martina Bielaszewska, Alexander Mellmann, Wenlan Zhang +5

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Ecological Role of Lactobacilli in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Implications for Fundamental and Biomedical Research

Jens Walter

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus are members of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB), a broadly defined group characterized by the formation of lactic acid as the sole or main end product of...

Effects of Global Climate on Infectious Disease: the Cholera Model

Erin K. Lipp, Anwar Huq, Rita R. Colwell

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Recently, the role of the environment and climate in disease dynamics has become a subject of increasing interest to microbiologists, clinicians, epidemiologists, and ecologists. Much of the interest...

Cloning and functional characterization of a mammalian zinc transporter that confers resistance to zinc.

Richard D. Palmiter, Seth D. Findley

The EMBO Journal

50-plus years of fungal viruses

Said A. Ghabrial, José R. Castón, Dàohóng Jiāng +2

Virology

Dietary fats and prevention of type 2 diabetes

Ulf Risérus, Walter C. Willett, Frank B. Hu

Progress in Lipid Research

Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practice

P.J. Fellows

Rivaroxaban or Aspirin for Extended Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism

Jeffrey I. Weitz, Anthonie W.A. Lensing, Martin H. Prins +17

New England Journal of Medicine

Among patients with venous thromboembolism in equipoise for continued anticoagulation, the risk of a recurrent event was significantly lower with rivaroxaban at either a treatment dose (20 mg) or a...

Renal Control of Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Homeostasis

Judith Blaine, Michel Chonchol, Moshe Levi

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium are multivalent cations that are important for many biologic and cellular functions. The kidneys play a central role in the homeostasis of these ions....

Type VI secretion system effectors: poisons with a purpose

Alistair B. Russell, S. Brook Peterson, Joseph D. Mougous

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Pathogenicity Islands in BacterialPathogenesis

Herbert Schmidt, Michael Hensel

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

In this review, we focus on a group of mobile genetic elements designated pathogenicity islands (PAI). These elements play a pivotal role in the virulence of bacterial pathogens of humans and are...

Activation of transcription by two factors that bind promoter and enhancer sequences of the human metallothionein gene and SV40

Wes Lee, Alois Haslinger, Michael Karin +1

Nature

The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

Maria L. Marco, Mary Ellen Sanders, Michael G. Gänzle +10

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

An expert panel was convened in September 2019 by The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to develop a definition for fermented foods and to describe their role...

Sorting out food waste behaviour: A survey on the motivators and barriers of self-reported amounts of food waste in households

Vivianne Visschers, Nadine Wickli, Michael Siegrist

Journal of Environmental Psychology