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Double-blind randomised trial of very-low-dose warfarin for prevention of thromboembolism in stage IV breast cancer

M. Levine, Mark N. Levine, J. Hirsh +12

The Lancet

Heparin for 5 Days as Compared with 10 Days in the Initial Treatment of Proximal Venous Thrombosis

Russell D. Hull, Gary E. Raskob, David Rosenbloom +6

New England Journal of Medicine

It is common practice to begin anticoagulant treatment of deep-vein thrombosis with a 10-day course of intravenous heparin, with warfarin added on day 5 to 10 and continued for several months. We...

Intermediate States in the Precipitation of Hydroxyapatite

E. D. Eanes, I. H. GILLESSEN, A. S. Posner

Nature

Research progress of glutathione peroxidase family (GPX) in redoxidation

Jun Pei, Xingyu Pan, Guanghui Wei +1

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Maintaining the balance of a cell's redox function is key to determining cell fate. In the critical redox system of mammalian cells, glutathione peroxidase (GPX) is the most prominent family of...

Nanoencapsulation of Promising Bioactive Compounds to Improve Their Absorption, Stability, Functionality and the Appearance of the Final Food Products

Mirian Pateiro, Belén Gómez, Paulo E. S. Munekata +4

Molecules

The design of functional foods has grown recently as an answer to rising consumers' concerns and demands for natural, nutritional and healthy food products. Nanoencapsulation is a technique based on...

Bacteriocins as a new generation of antimicrobials: toxicity aspects and regulations

Samira Soltani, Riadh Hammami, Paul D. Cotter +7

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

In recent decades, bacteriocins have received substantial attention as antimicrobial compounds. Although bacteriocins have been predominantly exploited as food preservatives, they are now receiving...

A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Trial of Catheter-Directed Mechanical Thrombectomy for Intermediate-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Thomas Tu, Catalin Toma, Victor F. Tapson +15

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy with the FlowTriever System appears safe and effective in patients with acute intermediate-risk PE, with significant improvement in RV/LV ratio and minimal major...

Consumption of nuts and legumes and risk of incident ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ashkan Afshin, Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh +1

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Antioxidants and human diseases

Peramaiyan Rajendran, Natarajan Nandakumar, Thamaraiselvan Rengarajan +5

Clinica Chimica Acta

Systematic review and meta-analysis of<i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i>in adult patients

Lynne V. McFarland

World Journal of Gastroenterology

This article reviews the evidence for efficacy and safety of Saccharomyces boulardii (S. boulardii) for various disease indications in adults based on the peer-reviewed, randomized clinical trials...

N-3 Fatty Acids for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Leonardo Calò, Leopoldo Bianconi, Furio Colivicchi +7

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Perinatal biochemistry and physiology of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

Sheila M. Innis

The Journal of Pediatrics

Chemical composition, physical properties, and antioxidant activities of yam flours as affected by different drying methods

Chin‐Lin Hsu

Food Chemistry

Polysaccharide protein interactions

C.G de Kruif, Remco Tuinier

Food Hydrocolloids

Antibacterial activity of leaf essential oils and their constituents from Cinnamomum osmophloeum

Shang‐Tzen Chang, Shang‐Tzen Chang, Pin-Fun Chen +2

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

The role of structure and molecular properties of terpenoids in determining their antimicrobial activity

Shane G. Griffin, S. Grant Wyllie, Julie L. Markham +1

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 60 terpenoids against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans have been determined. Hierarchical cluster...

Confidence Limits for Hazardous Concentrations Based on Logistically Distributed NOEC Toxicity Data

Tom Aldenberg, Wout Slob

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Oxygen with Phenols and Related Reactions in Musts, Wines, and Model Systems: Observations and Practical Implications

Vernon L. Singleton

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

A review with 45 references of the title topic is presented emphasizing research by the author9s associates. Con- clusions and their bases are outlined with comments on their significance to...

Isolation of large bacterial plasmids and characterization of the P2 incompatibility group plasmids pMG1 and pMG5.

J B Hansen, R H Olsen

Journal of Bacteriology

Large plasmids from Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas putida, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were routinely and consistently isolated using a procedure...

PORTAL-SYSTEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF LIVER DISEASE

Sheila Sherlock, W.H.J. Summerskill, LaurensP. White +1

The Lancet

Raw or heated cow milk consumption: Review of risks and benefits

W. Claeys, S. Cardoen, Georges Daube +9

Food Control

Cardiovascular effects of marine omega-3 fatty acids

Palaniappan Saravanan, Neil C. Davidson, Erik Berg Schmidt +1

The Lancet

Omega-6/Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acid Ratio and Chronic Diseases

Artemis P. Simopoulos

Food Reviews International

Abstract Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) of ∼1 whereas in Western diets the ratio is...

The Protein Digestibility–Corrected Amino Acid Score

G. Schaafsma

Journal of Nutrition

Quorum sensing controls expression of the type III secretion gene transcription and protein secretion in enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia</i> <i>coli</i>

Vanessa Sperandio, Jay L. Mellies, William Nguyen +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and enteropathogenic E. coli cause a characteristic histopathology in intestinal cells known as attaching and effacing. The attaching and effacing lesion is...

Stunting is Associated with Overweight in Children of Four Nations That Are Undergoing the Nutrition Transition

Barry M. Popkin, Marie K. Richards, Carlos A. Montiero

Journal of Nutrition

Chemical composition and nutritional evaluation of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

M. J. KOZIOŁ

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Worldwide Research Trends on Medicinal Plants

Esther Salmerón-Manzano, José Antonio Garrido-Cárdenas, Francisco Manzano‐Agugliaro

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The use of medicinal plants has been done since ancient times and may even be considered the origin of modern medicine. Compounds of plant origin have been and still are an important source of...

Active and intelligent biodegradable packaging films using food and food waste-derived bioactive compounds: A review

Nitya Bhargava, Vijay Singh Sharanagat, Rahul S Mor +1

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Fermented Foods as a Dietary Source of Live Organisms

Shannon D. Rezac, Car Reen Kok, Melanie Heermann +1

Frontiers in Microbiology

The popularity of fermented foods and beverages is due to their enhanced shelf-life, safety, functionality, sensory, and nutritional properties. The latter includes the presence of bioactive...

Losses, inefficiencies and waste in the global food system

Peter Alexander, Calum Brown, Almut Arneth +3

Agricultural Systems

Losses at every stage in the food system influence the extent to which nutritional requirements of a growing global population can be sustainably met. Inefficiencies and losses in agricultural...

Biopolymer-based nanoparticles and microparticles: Fabrication, characterization, and application

Iris J. Joye, David Julian McClements

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

The gut as a sensory organ

John B. Furness, Leni R. Rivera, Hyun‐Jung Cho +2

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Carbohydrates as future anti-adhesion drugs for infectious diseases

Nathan Sharon

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

Food Powders: Physical Properties, Processing, and Functionality

Gustavo V. Barbosa‐Cánovas

Food Powders Characterization.- Sampling.- Particle Properties.- Bulk Properties.- Production, Handling, and Processing.- Storage.- Conveying.- Size Reduction.- Size Enlargement.- Encapsulation...

The potential use of cereal (1→3,1→4)-β-d-glucans as functional food ingredients

Charles S. Brennan, Louise J. Cleary

Journal of Cereal Science

The influence of coating materials on some properties of alginate beads and survivability of microencapsulated probiotic bacteria

Wunwisa Krasaekoopt, Bhesh Bhandari, Hilton C. Deeth

International Dairy Journal

Emission Ratiometric Imaging of Intracellular Zinc:  Design of a Benzoxazole Fluorescent Sensor and Its Application in Two-Photon Microscopy

Masayasu Taki, Janet L. Wolford, Thomas V. O’Halloran

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Zinc and calcium are ubiquitous intracellular metals, and while a variety of quantitative probes have been developed for measuring intracellular changes in calcium concentration, the same is not true...

Current issues in the understanding of consumer food choice

Klaus G. Grunert

Trends in Food Science & Technology

<i>Lactobacillus coryniformis</i> subsp. <i>coryniformis</i> Strain Si3 Produces a Broad-Spectrum Proteinaceous Antifungal Compound

Jesper Magnusson, Johan Schnürer

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The antifungal activity spectrum of Lactobacillus coryniformis subsp. coryniformis strain Si3 was investigated. The strain had strong inhibitory activity in dual-culture agar plate assays against the...

Essential fatty acids in visual and brain development

Ricardo Uauy, Dennis R. Hoffman, Patricio Peirano +2

Lipids

Essential fatty acids are structural components of all tissues and are indispensable for cell membrane synthesis; the brain, retina and other neural tissues are particularly rich in long-chain...

Field trial of oral cholera vaccines in Bangladesh: results from three-year follow-up

John D. Clemens, J CLEMENS

The Lancet

Multiplication of Shigella flexneri within HeLa cells: lysis of the phagocytic vacuole and plasmid-mediated contact hemolysis

Philippe Sansonetti, A Ryter, Philippe Clerc +2

Infection and Immunity

Virulent strains of Shigella flexneri invade HeLa cells with high efficiency. This crucial step in the pathogenic process is encoded by a 140-megadalton plasmid which induces phagocytosis of the...

Salt Taste Transduction Occurs Through an Amiloride-Sensitive Sodium Transport Pathway

Gerard L. Heck, Sheella Mierson, John A. DeSimone

Science

An important early event in mammalian gustatory transduction with respect to sodium chloride has been found to be the passage of sodium ions through specific transport pathways in the apical region...

Quercetin and Vitamin C: An Experimental, Synergistic Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Related Disease (COVID-19)

Ruben Manuel Luciano Colunga Biancatelli, Max Berrill, John D. Catravas +1

Frontiers in Immunology

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents an emergent global threat which is straining worldwide healthcare capacity. As of May 27th, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2...

Genome-wide discovery and characterization of maize long non-coding RNAs

Lin Li, Steven R. Eichten, Rena Shimizu +14

Genome biology

We integrate all available transcriptomic datasets to identify a comprehensive set of maize lncRNAs, provide a unique annotation resource of the maize genome and a genome-wide characterization of...

Food applications of natural antimicrobial compounds

Annalisa Lucera, Cristina Costa, Amalia Conte +1

Frontiers in Microbiology

In agreement with the current trend of giving value to natural and renewable resources, the use of natural antimicrobial compounds, particularly in food and biomedical applications, becomes very...

Sanitation and Health

Duncan Mara, Jon Lane, Beth E. Scott +1

PLoS Medicine

As one article in a four-part PLoS Medicine series on water and sanitation, David Trouba and colleagues discuss the importance of improved sanitation to health and the role that the health sector can...