SA Crime QuArterly No. 54 • DeC 2015 * Camilla Pickles is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Child Law, Department of Private Law, University of Pretoria. This article is inspired by recent legal developments in Latin America. In Venezuela, the Organic Law on the Right of Women to a Life Free from Violence (2007) recognises obstetric violence as a form of violence that health personnel infl...

This study investigated γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) formation during natural lactic fermentation of cucumbers. Two lots cucumbers were fermented or acidified in duplicate 4 % sodium chloride (NaCl) brine and analyzed for GABA content over 6 months storage. was present fresh pickling at 0.83 ± 0.16 mM 0.56 0.30 mM, respectively. Additional generated (1.21 0.35 mM) remained stable time further pro...

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have high immune system-stimulating activity and are considered beneficial for human health as probiotics in the gut. The innate immune system is highly conserved between mammals and insects. Microbe-associated molecular patterns (e.g., peptidoglycan and β-glucan) induce cytokine maturation, which, in silkworm larvae, leads to muscle contraction. The purpose of this s...

Nutrition effects on mortality in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study (JACC Study) were investigated using interview and follow up. Multivitamin and vitamin E use was found to be associated with lower mortality from cerebrovascular disease (CVD). For all causes, CVD and ischemic heart disease (IHD), total energy intake and cutting breakfast were associated with elevated, while rice intake, fru...