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Rosemary Extract as a Potential Anti-Hyperglycemic Agent: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives
(MDPI, 2017-09-01)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a disease on the rise and with huge economic burden to health care systems around the globe, results from defects in insulin action (termed insulin resistance) combined with impaired insulin ... -
Development and application of assay for determining β-glucosidase activity in human saliva
(BioMed Central, 2017)β-glucosidase is an enzyme important to flavour enhancement. It hydrolyzes glucosides to release aglycones—aroma precursors that are bound to a sugar molecule—thereby making them available to contribute to the flavour of ... -
Carbon translocation from a plant to an insect-pathogenic endophytic fungus
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-12-18)Metarhizium robertsii is a common soil fungus that occupies a specialized ecological niche as an endophyte and an insect pathogen. Previously, we showed that the endophytic capability and insect pathogenicity of Metarhizium ... -
Anticancer Effects of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Extract and Rosemary Extract Polyphenols
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2016)Cancer cells display enhanced growth rates and a resistance to apoptosis. The ability of cancer cells to evade homeostasis and proliferate uncontrollably while avoiding programmed cell death/apoptosis is acquired through ... -
Targeting inflammation to influence mood following spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial
(Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2015)Background: The purpose of the present study was to examine the efficacy of targeting inflammation as a means of improving mood following spinal cord injury (SCI) and explore the potential mechanisms of action. Methods: ... -
Soil-Transmitted Helminths, Poverty, and Malnutrition in Honduran Children Living in Remote Rural Communities
(Libertas Academica, 2016-02)Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are endemic in Honduras, but their prevalence according to the levels of poverty in the population has not been examined. The present cross-sectional study is aimed to determine ... -
Higher PLIN5 but not PLIN3 content in isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria following acute in vivo contraction in rat hindlimb
(American Physiological Society, 2014-08-22)Contraction-mediated lipolysis increases the association of lipid droplets and mitochondria, indicating an important role in the passage of fatty acids from lipid droplets to mitochondria in skeletal muscle. PLIN3 and PLIN5 ... -
Does bracing affect bone health in women with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
(BioMed Central, 2015)Purpose: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is often associated with low bone mineral content and density (BMC, BMD). Bracing, used to manage spine curvature, may interfere with the growth-related BMC accrual, resulting ... -
Interprofessional Collaboration: The Experience of Nursing and Medical Students’ Interprofessional Education
(Sage, 2014-10-14)In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, we examined the experience of interprofessional collaboration from the perspective of nursing and medical students. Seventeen medical and nursing students from two different ... -
Inhibition of human lung cancer cell proliferation and survival by wine
(Springer, 2014-01-23)Compounds of plant origin and food components have attracted scientific attention for use as agents for cancer prevention and treatment. Wine contains polyphenols that were shown to have anti-cancer and other health benefits. ... -
Interpreting Quantifier Scope Ambiguity: Evidence of Heuristic First, Algorithmic Second Processing
(PLoS, 2013-11)The present work suggests that sentence processing requires both heuristic and algorithmic processing streams, where the heuristic processing strategy precedes the algorithmic phase. This conclusion is based on three ... -
A research capacity strengthening project for infectious diseases in Honduras: experience and lessons learned
(Co-Action Publishing, 2013-08-07)Background: In Honduras, research capacity strengthening (RCS) has not received sufficient attention, but an increase in research competencies would enable local scientists to advance knowledge and contribute to national ... -
Asymmetries of Influence: Differential Effects of Body Postures on Perceptions of Emotional Facial Expressions
(PLoS, 2013-09-10)The accuracy and speed with which emotional facial expressions are identified is influenced by body postures. Two influential models predict that these congruency effects will be largest when the emotion displayed in the ... -
The Association of Sleep Disorder, Obesity Status, and Diabetes Mellitus among US Adults—The NHANES 2009-2010 Survey Results
(Hindawi, 2013-06-26)To examine the association between sleep disorders, obesity status, and the risk of diabetes in adults, a total of 3668 individuals aged 40+ years fromtheNHANES 2009-2010 withoutmissing information on sleep-related ... -
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior: A Latent Class Analysis among Young Adults
(PLoS, 2013-03-27)Although there is a general consensus among researchers that engagement in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is associated with increased risk for suicidal behavior, little attention has been given to whether suicidal risk ... -
Variability in the Insect and Plant Adhesins, Mad1 and Mad2, within the Fungal Genus Metarhizium Suggest Plant Adaptation as an Evolutionary Force
(PLoS, 2013-03-13)Several species of the insect pathogenic fungus Metarhizium are associated with certain plant types and genome analyses suggested a bifunctional lifestyle; as an insect pathogen and as a plant symbiont. Here we wanted to ... -
Priming the Governance System for Climate Change Adaptation: The Application of a Social Ecological Inventory (SEI) to Engage Actors in Niagara, Canada
(2012-03)Adaptive systems of governance are increasingly gaining attention in respect to complex and uncertain social-ecological systems. Adaptive co-management is one strategy to make adaptive governance operational and holds ... -
Discourses of Masculinity and Femininity in The Hunger Games: "Scarred," "Bloody," and "Stunning"
(RedFame Publishing, 2013-02-28)This article explores how characters in The Hunger Games trilogy are portrayed relative to Connell's gendered discourses of hegemonic masculinity, marginal masculinity, and emphasized femininity. We briefly review the plot ... -
Dietary Strategies to Optimize Wound Healing after Periodontal and Dental Implant Surgery: An Evidence-Based Review
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2013-04-05)Methods to optimize healing through dietary strategies present an attractive option for patients, such that healing from delicate oral surgeries occurs as optimally as possible with minimal patient-meditated complications ... -
Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Nutritional Status in School-age Children from Rural Communities in Honduras
(PLoS, 2013-08-08)Background: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are endemic in Honduras and efforts are underway to decrease their transmission. However, current evidence is lacking in regards to their prevalence, intensity and ...
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