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The Role of Venous Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Suspected Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

Clive Kearon, Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, Jack Hirsh

Annals of Internal Medicine

This paper describes the role of venous ultrasonography in the diagnosis of suspected deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Inability to compress the common femoral or popliteal vein is...

The sourdough microflora: Interactions of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts

Marco Gobbetti

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Legionellosis

Janet E. Stout, Victor L. Yu

New England Journal of Medicine

Legionnaires' disease was first recognized during an outbreak of pneumonia involving delegates to the 1976 American Legion convention at a Philadelphia hotel. Full appreciation of its role other than...

Translational Diffusion of Macromolecule-sized Solutes in Cytoplasm and Nucleus

Olivier Seksek, Joachim Biwersi, A. S. Verkman

The Journal of Cell Biology

Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) was used to quantify the translational diffusion of microinjected FITC-dextrans and Ficolls in the cytoplasm and nucleus of MDCK epithelial cells and...

Identification of lactobacilli from meat and meat products

Ulrich Schillinger, Friedrich‐Karl Lücke

Food Microbiology

LYSOSTAPHIN: A NEW BACTERIOLYTIC AGENT FOR THE STAPHYLOCOCCUS

Charles A. Schindler, V. T. Schuhardt

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly...

The Influence of Environmental Conditions on Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants: A Literature Review

Poonam Pant, Sudip Pandey, Stefano Dall’Acqua

Chemistry & Biodiversity

Medicinal plants, a source of different phytochemical compounds, are now subjected to a variety of environmental stresses during their growth and development. Different ecologically limiting factors...

Copper Proteins and Copper Enzymes

R Lontie

Phylogeographical analysis of the dominant multidrug-resistant H58 clade of Salmonella Typhi identifies inter- and intracontinental transmission events

Vanessa Wong, Stephen Baker, Derek Pickard +27

Nature Genetics

Trends in Encapsulation Technologies for Delivery of Food Bioactive Compounds

Verica Đorđević, Bojana Balanč, Ana Belščak‐Cvitanović +7

Food Engineering Reviews

Incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among ambulatory high‐risk cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in the United States

Alok A. Khorana, Mehul Dalal, Jay Lin +1

Cancer

This large, contemporary, real-world analysis confirmed high rates of VTE in select patients with solid tumors and suggested that the incidence of VTE is high in the real-world setting. Awareness of...

Chemical composition and antibacterial and antioxidant properties of commercial essential oils

Bárbara Teixeira, António Marques, Cristina Ramos +4

Industrial Crops and Products

Scientific basis for the therapeutic use of Cymbopogon citratus, stapf (Lemon grass)

G. L. Shah, Richa Shri, Vivek Panchal +3

Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology amp Research

Cymbopogon citratus, Stapf (Lemon grass) is a widely used herb in tropical countries, especially in Southeast Asia. The essential oil of the plant is used in aromatherapy. The compounds identified in...

Search for antibacterial and antifungal agents from selected Indian medicinal plants

Vipin Kumar, Neelam Chauhan, Harish Padh +1

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

The VSL#3 probiotic formula induces mucin gene expression and secretion in colonic epithelial cells

Celia Caballero‐Franco, Kathy Keller, Claudio De Simone +1

American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Several studies have stressed the importance of the microbiota in the maintenance of the gastrointestinal epithelium. Administration of probiotic bacteria, supplements composed of microbiota...

Lactobacilli in sourdough fermentation

Aldo Corsetti, Luca Settanni

Food Research International

Campylobacter, from obscurity to celebrity

J.P. Butzler

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Thromboembolism After Trauma

M. Margaret Knudson, Danagra G. Ikossi, Linda Khaw +2

Annals of Surgery

Patients who need VTE prophylaxis after trauma can be identified based on risk factors. The use of prophylactic vena cava filters should be re-examined.

The Water Poverty Index: Development and application at the community scale

Caroline A Sullivan, Jeremy Meigh, Anna Marie Giacomello

Natural Resources Forum

The article details the development and uses of the water poverty index (WPI). The index was developed as a holistic tool to measure water stress at the household and community levels, designed to...

Fowl typhoid and pullorum disease

H. L. Shivaprasad

Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE

Fowl typhoid (FT) and pullorum disease (PD) are septicaemic diseases, primarily of chickens and turkeys, caused by Gram negative bacteria, Salmonella Gallinarum and S. Pullorum, respectively....

Fatty acid modulation of endothelial activation

Raffaele De Caterina, James K. Liao, Peter Libby

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The Actions of Synaptically Released Zinc at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses

Kaspar E. Vogt, Jack R. Mellor, Gang Tong +1

Neuron

A prospective study of whole-grain intake and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in US women

Simin Liu, JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer +5

American Journal of Public Health

These findings suggest that substituting whole- for refined-grain products may decrease the risk of diabetes mellitus.

Biosynthesis of conjugated linoleic acid in ruminants

D.E. Bauman, L.H. Baumgard, B.A. Corl +1

Journal of Animal Science

Food products from ruminants are the major dietary source of conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) for humans. The uniqueness of CLA in ruminant fat relates to the biohydrogenation of dietary unsaturated...

Vitamin K intake and hip fractures in women: a prospective study

Diane Feskanich, Peter Weber, Walter C. Willett +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Correlation of apoptosis with change in intracellular labile Zn(II) using zinquin [(2-methyl-8-<i>p</i>-toluenesulphonamido-6-quinolyloxy)acetic acid], a new specific fluorescent probe for Zn(II)

Peter D. Zalewski, Ian J. Forbes, W H Betts

Biochemical Journal

Zinquin [(2-methyl-8-p-toluenesulphonamido-6-quinolyloxy)-acetic acid], a membrane-permeant fluorophore specific for Zn(II), was used with spectrofluorimetry and video image analysis to reveal and...

Physiology of Salt Tolerance

Larry Bernstein, H. E. Hayward

Annual Review of Plant Physiology

Plant-based milk substitutes: Bioactive compounds, conventional and novel processes, bioavailability studies, and health effects

Elif Feyza Aydar, Sena Tütüncü, Beraat Özçelik

Journal of Functional Foods

The consumption of plant-based milk substitutes has spread rapidly around the world due to its numerous positive health effects on the human body. Individuals with cow’s milk allergy, lactose...

Understanding spoilage microbial community and spoilage mechanisms in foods of animal origin

Olumide A. Odeyemi, Oluwadara Alegbeleye, Mariyana Strateva +1

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

The increasing global population has resulted in increased demand for food. Goods quality and safe food is required for healthy living. However, food spoilage has resulted in food insecurity in...

Factors influencing rheological and textural qualities in chocolate – a review

Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Alistair Paterson, Mark Fowler

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Production of sub-micron emulsions by ultrasound and microfluidization techniques

Seid Mahdi Jafari, Yinghe He, Bhesh Bhandari

Journal of Food Engineering

Lactoferrin

Piera Valenti, Giovanni Antonini

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

ZINC AND THE RISK FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Christa Fischer Walker, Robert E. Black

Annual Review of Nutrition

Zinc is an essential micronutrient for human growth, development, and immune function. Zinc deficiency impairs overall immune function and resistance to infection. Mild to moderate zinc deficiency...

Biological activities of the essential oils and methanol extract of Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey

F Şahin, Medine Güllüce, Dimitra Daferera +5

Food Control

Nut and Peanut Butter Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

Rui Jiang

JAMA

Our findings suggest potential benefits of higher nut and peanut butter consumption in lowering risk of type 2 diabetes in women. To avoid increasing caloric intake, regular nut consumption can be...

Starch production and industrial use

R. P. Ellis, M. P. Cochrane, M. F. B. Dale +6

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

This review of starch is concerned with its industrial uses, origins and structure. The current demand for starch is met by a restricted range of crops, the most important of which are potatoes,...

The Epidemiology of Vibrio Infections in Florida, 1981-1993

W. Gary Hlady, Karl C. Klontz

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

The epidemiology of 690 Vibrio infections reported in Florida during 1981-1993 is described. Most infections resulted in one of three clinical syndromes: gastroenteritis (51%), wound infections...

Biological role of lactoferrin.

Lourdes Sánchez, Miguel Calvo, Jeremy H. Brock

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Lactoferrin is an iron-binding protein closely related in structure to the serum iron transport protein transferrin. Unlike transferrin, only traces are normally present in serum, and it is instead...

The Role of Intestinal Barrier Failure and Bacterial Translocation in the Development of Systemic Infection and Multiple Organ Failure

Edwin A. Deitch

Archives of Surgery

Traditionally, evaluation of intestinal function has been limited largely to monitoring gastric pH and intestinal motility. This clinical approach has led clinicians to equate normal intestinal...

Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

Brian Longhurst, Pierre Bourdıeu, Barrington Moore

British Journal of Sociology

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus and Related Halophilic Vibrios

Sam W. Joseph, Rita R. Colwell, James B. Kaper

CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Approximately 30 years have elapsed since Dr. Fujino's original discovery that Vibrio parahaemolyticus (then termed Pasteurella parahemolytica) was the cause of "summer diarrhea" in Japan. Since that...

Origin of the vitamin K-dependent bone protein found in plasma and its clearance by kidney and bone.

Paul A. Price, M.K. Williamson, J.W. Lothringer

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Hydrogen peroxide release from mouse peritoneal macrophages: dependence on sequential activation and triggering.

Carl Nathan, Richard K. Root

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Using a specific and sensitive fluorometric assay, the H2O2 release from as few as 2 X 10(5) mouse peritoneal macrophages could be detected continuously and quantitated. It is emphasized that the...

Severe childhood malnutrition

Zulfiqar A Bhutta, James A. Berkley, Robert Bandsma +3

Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using carob leaf extract and its antibacterial activity

Akl M. Awwad, N. Salem, Amany O. Abdeen

International Journal of Industrial Chemistry

Probiotics, their health benefits and applications for developing healthier foods: a review

Ravinder Nagpal, Ashwani Kumar, Manoj Kumar +3

FEMS Microbiology Letters

In the industrialized world, functional foods have become a part of an everyday diet and are demonstrated to offer potential health benefits beyond the widely accepted nutritional effects. Currently,...

Diarrhea incidence in low- and middle-income countries in 1990 and 2010: a systematic review

Christa L. Fischer Walker, Jamie Perin, Martin J. Aryee +2

BMC Public Health

Although our results indicate that diarrhea incidence rates may be declining slightly, the total burden on the health of each child due to multiple episodes per year is tremendous and additional...

Treatment of Relapsing Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis With the Probiotic VSL#3 as Adjunctive to a Standard Pharmaceutical Treatment: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Antonio Tursi, Giovanni Brandimarte, Alfredo Papa +20

The American Journal of Gastroenterology

VSL#3 supplementation is safe and able to reduce UCDAI scores in patients affected by relapsing mild-to-moderate UC who are under treatment with 5-ASA and/or immunosuppressants. Moreover, VSL#3...

Affinity gradients drive copper to cellular destinations

Lucia Banci, Ivano Bertini, Simone Ciofi‐Baffoni +3

Nature