Polyphenol-Rich Foods in the Mediterranean Diet are Associated with Better Cognitive Function in Elderly Subjects at High Cardiovascular Risk
The potential for using Walnut (Juglans regia L.) shell as a raw material for wood-based particleboard manufacturing
Manganese Blocks Intracellular Trafficking of Shiga Toxin and Protects Against Shiga Toxicosis
Infections with Shiga toxin (STx)Âproducing bacteria cause more than a million deaths each year and have no definitive treatment. To exert its cytotoxic effect; STx invades cells through retrograde membrane trafficking; escaping the lysosomal degradative pathway. We found that the widely available metal manganese (Mn2+) blocked endosome-to-Golgi trafficking of STx and caused its degradation in […]
Hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous medium by activated carbon prepared from peanut shell: Adsorption kinetics; equilibrium and thermodynamic studies
Activated carbon was prepared from peanut shell by chemical activation with KOH. Unoxidized activated carbon was prepared in nitrogen atmosphere which was then heated in air at a desired temperature to get oxidized activated carbon. The prepared carbons were characterized for surface area and pore volume and utilized for the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous […]
Comparison of gastric ulcerogenicity of percolated extract of Anacardium occidentale (Cashew Nut) with indomethacin in rats
In traditional Iranian medicine; the core of the fruit of Anacardium occidentale (cashew nut) has been used in the management of the pain. In this study gastric ulcerogenicity effect of the percolated extract of A. occidentale was investigated in rats. The extract or indomethacin (200; 300; 400 and 800 mg/kg) was administrated orally. In the […]
The study of ultrasonic-assisted aqueous enzymatic extraction of oil from peanut by response surface method
Based on the optimum ultrasonic temperature and time parameters obtained from single-factor experiment; the response surface analysis method is employed to design and optimize the parameters in the experiment. The optimum parameters obtained from response surface analysis are as follows: enzyme additive amount 1.7%; hydrolysis time 3.8 h; hydrolysis temperature 56 °C; materials to water […]
Mediterranean nuts: origins; ancient medicinal benefits and symbolism
The varieties reviewed include almonds; walnuts; hazelnuts; pine nuts and pistachios.Results and conclusionsLike other foods; nuts have a wide variety of cultural connections to the areas where they grow and to the people who live there or eat them. History; symbolism and legends reveal the ancient tradition of nuts and how they are related to […]
Dietary patterns and bone mineral status in young adults: the Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project
Studies of individual nutrients or foods have revealed much about dietary influences on bone. Multiple food or nutrient approaches; such as dietary pattern analysis; could offer further insight but research is limited and largely confined to older adults. We examined the relationship between dietary patterns; obtained by a posteriori and a priori methods; and bone […]
Almond tree canopy temperature reveals intra-crown variability that is water stress-dependent
Tree water status is often characterized by measuring a few leaves and it is not known to what extent such measurements represent the tree as a whole. We present an assessment of the intra-crown temperature variability and its relationship with water status in two almond cultivars. High-resolution imagery was acquired on 30 June 2009 at […]
Effects of pyrolysis conditions on the porous structure development of date pits activated carbon
Activated carbons were prepared from biomass of Algerian date pits for developing efficient and cheap adsorbents in the aim to remove heavy metals from waste water. Carbon adsorbents were obtained following two successive treatments: pyrolysis under dry nitrogen flow and physical activation under wet nitrogen flow. Pyrolysis process was optimized by varying some operating parameters […]