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Transformation of vegetable waste into value added products:

Günther Laufenberg, Benno Kunz, Marianne Nystroem

Bioresource Technology

Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

Jack Hirsh, John C. Hoak

Circulation

Randomized Trial of Primary PCI with or without Routine Manual Thrombectomy

Sanjit S. Jolly, John A. Cairns, Salim Yusuf +27

New England Journal of Medicine

In patients with STEMI who were undergoing primary PCI, routine manual thrombectomy, as compared with PCI alone, did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, recurrent myocardial infarction,...

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Eva Qing Ye, Sara A. Chacko, Elizabeth L. Chou +2

Journal of Nutrition

Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012

Nordic Council of Ministers Nordic Council of Ministers

Nord

The Nordic countries have collaborated in setting guidelines for dietary composition and recommended intakes of nutrients for several decades through the joint publication of the Nordic Nutrition...

Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Arnaud Perrier, Pierre‐Marie Roy, Olivier Sanchez +8

New England Journal of Medicine

Our data indicate the potential clinical use of a diagnostic strategy for ruling out pulmonary embolism on the basis of D-dimer testing and multidetector-row CT without lower-limb ultrasonography. A...

Enterohaemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i>: emerging issues on virulence and modes of transmission

Alfredo Caprioli, Stefano Morabito, Hubert Brug�re +1

Veterinary Research

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) constitute a subset of serotypes (E. coli O157 and some other serogroups) of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing E. coli (STEC) firmly associated with severe human...

FoodNet Estimate of the Burden of Illness Caused by Nontyphoidal<i>Salmonella</i>Infections in the United States

Andrew C. Voetsch, Thomas J. Van Gilder, Frederick J. Angulo +7

Clinical Infectious Diseases

To determine the burden of Salmonella infections in the United States, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) investigators conducted population-based active surveillance for...

Formation and Physical Properties of Milk Protein Gels

J.A. Lucey

Journal of Dairy Science

Gelation of milk proteins is the crucial first step in both cheese and yogurt manufacture. Several types of milk gels are discussed, with an emphasis on recent developments in our understanding of...

Role of iron in regulation of virulence genes

Christine M. Litwin, Stephen B. Calderwood

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

The abilities of bacterial pathogens to adapt to the environment within the host are essential to their virulence. Microorganisms have adapted to the iron limitation present in mammalian hosts by...

Detection and activity of lactacin B, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus

Susan F. Barefoot, Todd R. Klaenhammer

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

A total of 52 strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus were examined for production of bacteriocins. A majority (63%) demonstrated inhibitory activity against all members of a four-species grouping of...

Cholera toxin genes: nucleotide sequence, deletion analysis and vaccine development

John J. Mekalanos, Delbert Swartz, Gregory D. Pearson +3

Nature

Virchow and his triad: a question of attribution

Catherine Bagot, Roopen Arya

British Journal of Haematology

Virchow's triad describes three factors that contribute to the development of venous thrombosis: hypercoagulability, stasis and endothelial injury. Yet, extensive review of the historical literature...

Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of red pitaya

Li-Chen Wu, Hsiu-Wen Hsu, Yun-Chen Chen +3

Food Chemistry

BetalainsA New Class of Dietary Cationized Antioxidants

Joseph Kanner, Stela Harel, Rina Granit

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Antioxidant nutrients from fruits and vegetables are believed to be a class of compounds that exert their effects in humans by preventing oxidative processes which contribute to the onset of several...

Cooking, Cuisine and Class: A Study in Comparative Sociology

Lynne Brydon, Jack Goody

RAIN

The preparation, serving and eating of food are common features of all human societies, and have been the focus of study for numerous anthropologists - from Sir James Frazer onwards - from a variety...

Pathogen elimination by probiotic Bacillus via signalling interference

Pipat Piewngam, Yue Zheng, Thuan Nguyen +13

Nature

Associations of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement Use With Cardiovascular Disease Risks

Theingi Aung, Jim Halsey, Daan Kromhout +13

JAMA Cardiology

This meta-analysis demonstrated that omega-3 fatty acids had no significant association with fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or any major vascular events. It provides no support for current...

Probiotics: Definition, Sources, Selection, and Uses

Mary Ellen Sanders

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Interest in probiotics is at an all-time high in the United States, driven in part by new products emerging in the market, by US researchers eager to evaluate efficacy claims rigorously, and by...

Emerging Foodborne Diseases: An Evolving Public Health Challenge

Robert V. Tauxe

Emerging infectious diseases

The epidemiology of foodborne disease is changing. New pathogens have emerged, and some have spread worldwide. Many, including Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, and Yersinia...

Coordination Dynamics of Zinc in Proteins

Wolfgang Maret, Yuan Li

Chemical Reviews

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVReviewNEXTCoordination Dynamics of Zinc in ProteinsWolfgang Maret*†‡§ and Yuan Li†∥View Author Information Departments of Preventive Medicine & Community Health and...

Screening of chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Artemisia essential oils

Daíse Lopes-Lutz, Daniela Sales Alviano, Celuta Sales Alviano +1

Phytochemistry

The tiny eukaryote <i>Ostreococcus</i> provides genomic insights into the paradox of plankton speciation

Brian Palenik, Jane Grimwood, Andrea Aerts +27

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The smallest known eukaryotes, at approximately 1-mum diameter, are Ostreococcus tauri and related species of marine phytoplankton. The genome of Ostreococcus lucimarinus has been completed and...

Interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea: systematic review and meta-analysis

Thomas Clasen, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, Tamer Rabie +2

BMJ

Interventions to improve water quality are generally effective for preventing diarrhoea in all ages and in under 5s. Significant heterogeneity among the trials suggests that the level of...

The damage-response framework of microbial pathogenesis

Arturo Casadevall, Liise‐anne Pirofski

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Fondaparinux Compared with Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Elective Major Knee Surgery

Kenneth A. Bauer, Bengt I. Eriksson, Michael R. Lassen +1

New England Journal of Medicine

In patients undergoing elective major knee surgery, postoperative treatment with 2.5 mg of fondaparinux once daily was significantly more effective in preventing deep-vein thrombosis than 30 mg of...

Regulation and nutritional manipulation of milk fat: low-fat milk syndrome

D.E. Bauman, J.M. Griinari

Livestock Production Science

GC-MS Analysis of Essential Oils from Some Greek Aromatic Plants and Their Fungitoxicity on <i>Penicillium digitatum</i>

Dimitra Daferera, Basil N. Ziogas, Moschos G. Polissiou

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The isolated essential oils from seven air-dried plant species were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thymus vulgaris (thyme), Origanum vulgare (oregano), and Origanumdictamus...

Industrial gums. Polysaccharides and their derivatives

Barbara Andrews

Food Chemistry

Risk of venous thromboembolism in people admitted to hospital with selected immune-mediated diseases: record-linkage study

Sreeram V Ramagopalan, Clare J. Wotton, Adam E. Handel +2

BMC Medicine

People admitted to hospital with immune-mediated diseases may be at an increased risk of subsequent VTE. Our findings need independent confirmation or refutation; but, if confirmed, there may be a...

Potential antimicrobial uses of essential oils in food: is citrus the answer?

Katie Fisher, Camryn L. Phillips

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Essential fatty acids: biochemistry, physiology and pathology

Undurti N. Das

Biotechnology Journal

Essential fatty acids (EFAs), linoleic acid (LA), and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) are essential for humans, and are freely available in the diet. Hence, EFA deficiency is extremely rare in humans. To...

Stress responses in lactic acid bacteria

Maarten van de Guchte, Pascale Serror, Christian Chervaux +3

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Fondaparinux Compared with Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Hip-Fracture Surgery

Bengt I. Eriksson, Kenneth A. Bauer, Michael R. Lassen +1

New England Journal of Medicine

In patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture, fondaparinux was more effective than enoxaparin in preventing venous thromboembolism and equally safe.

The complete sequence of the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) from enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> E2348/69

Simon J. Elliott, Leslie A. Wainwright, Timothy K. McDaniel +6

Molecular Microbiology

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are an important aetiological agent in infant diarrhoea and the prototype for a family of pathogens exhibiting the unique virulence mechanism known as...

Macrophage‐dependent induction of the <i>Salmonella</i> pathogenicity island 2 type III secretion system and its role in intracellular survival

Daniela María Cirillo, Raphael H. Valdivia, Denise M. Monack +1

Molecular Microbiology

Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI-2) encodes a putative type III secretion system necessary for systemic infection in animals. We have investigated the transcriptional organization and...

Salmonella typhimurium invasion induces apoptosis in infected macrophages.

Denise M. Monack, Bärbel Raupach, Alexander E. Hromockyj +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Invasive Salmonella typhimurium induces dramatic cytoskeletal changes on the membrane surface of mammalian epithelial cells and RAW264.7 macrophages as part of its entry mechanism. Noninvasive S....

Recent advances in the understanding of egg white protein functionality

Yoshinori Mine

Trends in Food Science & Technology

The Pig as a Model for Human Nutrition

E. R. Miller, D. E. Ullrey

Annual Review of Nutrition

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Disease Caused by a Marine Vibrio

Paul A. Blake, Michael Merson, Robert E. Weaver +2

New England Journal of Medicine

We studied the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of disease associated with a rare, unnamed halophilic lactose-fermenting Vibrio species in 39 persons from whom the organism had been...

The Social Determinants of Tuberculosis: From Evidence to Action

James Hargreaves, Delia Boccia, Carlton A. Evans +3

American Journal of Public Health

Growing consensus indicates that progress in tuberculosis control in the low- and middle-income world will require not only investment in strengthening tuberculosis control programs, diagnostics, and...

Membrane Toxicity of Antimicrobial Compounds from Essential Oils

Rosangela Di Pasqua, Gail Betts, Nikki Hoskins +3

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Natural antimicrobial compounds perform their action mainly against cell membranes. The aim of this work was to evaluate the interaction, meant as a mechanism of action, of essential oil...

Potato Glycoalkaloids and Metabolites:  Roles in the Plant and in the Diet

Mendel Friedman

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Potatoes, members of the Solanaceae plant family, serve as major, inexpensive low-fat food sources providing energy (starch), high-quality protein, fiber, and vitamins. Potatoes also produce...

Antimicrobial activity of carvacrol related to its chemical structure

Abdelkarim Ben Arfa, Sébastien Combes, L. Preziosi-Belloy +2

Letters in Applied Microbiology

This study has identified the importance of the hydrophobicity and the chemical structure of phenolic aroma compounds for antimicrobial activity and may contribute to a most rational use of these...

Kinetics of the incorporation of dietary fatty acids into serum cholesteryl esters, erythrocyte membranes, and adipose tissue: an 18-month controlled study

Mira Katan, J.P. Deslypère, A P van Birgelen +2

Journal of Lipid Research

Tissue levels of n-3 fatty acids reflect dietary intake, but quantitative data about rate of incorporation and levels as a function of intake are scarce. We fed 58 men 0, 3, 6, or 9 g/d of fish oil...