BACKGROUND Although the results of self-help and group treatments for smoking cessation are known, the cost effectiveness and participants' characteristics of these treatments remain mostly undetermined. METHODS Consecutive samples of 84 self-help manual requesters and 83 group participants in a Dutch community-based smoking cessation program were subjected to telephone interviews before trea...

In the case of the scientometric evaluation of multior interdisciplinary units one risks to compare apples with oranges: each paper has to assessed in comparison to an appropriate reference set. We suggest that the set of citing papers first can be considered as the relevant representation of the field of impact. In order to normalize for differences in citation behavior among fields, citations...

Vitamin C is the best antioxidant known to have benefits boost immunity. One of fruits that contain vitamin Pasaman orange. orange a fruit flowering plant with members Citrus clan from Rutaceae tribe (orange-orange tribe). oranges were analyzed for their content in order increase community's immunity during covid-19 pandemic. The method used laboratory experiment iodometric method. result high ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The color of the edible portion of fruits and vegetables reflects the presence of pigmented bioactive compounds, (eg, carotenoids, anthocyanidins, and flavonoids). Which fruit and vegetable color groups contribute most to the beneficial association of fruit and vegetables with stroke incidence is unknown. Therefore, we examined associations between consumption of fruit an...

In natural-light labeling of fruits and vegetables, the desired information is etched onto the produce surface using a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam (10,600 nm). Etched characters are formed by surface depressions in the epidermis that may facilitate entrance of decay and pathogenic organisms. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of natural-light labeling and differen...

Sir, Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) is an unusual clinical syndrome of immediate allergic reaction that requires both ingestion of an allergenic food and exercise to induce anaphylaxis (1). Since the first occurrence as a result of exercise and the ingestion of shellfish was published in 1979 (2), foods such as shrimp, shellfish, wheat, celery, tomato, nuts and fruits (incl...

Production of intracellular β-xylosidase was studied in cultures of Penicillium janthinellum grown on citrus fruit waste supplemented cultivation media. Both dried orange peel and sweet lime peel could induce the production of this enzyme. The working strain showed a pronounced optimum pH and temperature for β-xylosidase production at 6.0 and 27 °C, respectively. The enzyme production was found...

Orange peel oil is used extensively as an approved flavour enhancer in fruit drinks, carbonated beverages and as a scenting agent in soaps and cosmetics. Limonene, which is a monocyclic monoterpene is present in orange peel oil from 90 to 95% (w/w). Monoterpenes have been shown to be very effective chemopreventive agents against several rodent tumors and are currently in clinical trials. Howeve...